We describe the initial diagnosis, progress and outcome of a fetal splenic cyst. The accompanying images illustrate the progress of the lesion antenatally up to 13 months postnatal age. The case ...
The echinococcal cyst was isolated from the splenic parenchyma to allow parasitological examination ... In light of these findings, cholesterol plays an important role in the immunopathology of ...
1 Department of Paediatrics, Centro Hospitalar de Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal 2 Department of Surgery, Centro Hospitalar de Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal Background Splenic cysts are rare entities. There ...
Non-parasitic splenic cysts are rare and are seldom diagnosed outside the paediatric surgical practice. Giant true primary epithelial cysts greater than 14 cm in diameter are even rarer. Laparoscopic ...
The tapeworm E.granulosus primarily completes its lifecycle between dogs and sheep, with the intermediate stage in sheep causing hydatid cysts. Humans exposed to tapeworm eggs in dog faeces can ...